A 15-minute brisk walk may cut mortality rate by 20%: Vanderbilt
A 15-minute fast walk helped reduce mortality by 20%, mostly in low-income Black individuals in the US, a study finds.
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Slap 50% tax on alcohol, sugary drinks, tobacco to curb NCDs: WHO
HQ Team July 3, 2025: The World Health Organization has unveiled a ‘3 by 35 initiative,’ urging governments to impose a health tax.
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New research highlights alcohol use and cancer risk link
HQ Team September 26, 2024: A recent report from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) reveals that though cancer-related fatalities have decreased.
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High alcohol intake linked to elevated risk of developing peripheral artery disease
HQ Team April 27, 2024: A study by the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, has found a link between alcohol consumption and Peripheral artery disease.
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Opinion: Smoking, hypertension, stress snuffing out young people’s lives
By Dr K. Leelamoni November 7, 2023: My cousin’s son, 46, went to a hospital in the southern Indian state of Kerala as.
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US hospitals see alcohol, opioid cases rise due to high temperatures
HQ Team September 27, 2023: Higher temperatures led to a rise in hospital visits for the treatment of alcohol and substance-related disorders in.
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WHO advocates ‘social math’ to highlight global road safety
The WHO has advocated a ‘social math’ technique to magnify the issue of road safety globally for non-governmental organisations.
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WHO says 3.5 billion people globally have oral diseases
About 45% of the world’s population, or 3.5 billion people, are suffering from oral diseases, a new study states.